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fema says it will run out of money next week if congress doesn't give it additional buying authority. boehner faced bipartisan criticism this week for failing to bring the measure to the floor. >> students who attended sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut returned to class but in a different building in a different town. there were some anxiety as newtown school buses rolled through the community but their new route were lined with signs of support as they made their way to the newly renamed sandy hook elementary. the students attend ad re-outfitted middle school. the windows were decorated with snowflakes, some made by other students around the country. a gunman killed 20 of their classmates last month and that school is still a crime scene. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is reportedly recovering well after being released from a hospital this week. while clinton is recuperating at home, she's also working. a spokesman said she called into thursday's meeting of the foreign policy advisory board. secretary clinton spent three days in the hospital being treated f
fema says it will run out of money next week if congress doesn't give it additional buying authority. boehner faced bipartisan criticism this week for failing to bring the measure to the floor. >> students who attended sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut returned to class but in a different building in a different town. there were some anxiety as newtown school buses rolled through the community but their new route were lined with signs of support as they made their way...
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still living with family or friends and still more are living in hotels or apartments being paid for by fema. now, the owner of this house is in a battle with the city. they say it can be repaired and other experts telling her it needs to be demolished. she told us how tough it is on her family. >> it's hard. it's been emotionally hard from the beginning. you first have the shock and you don't realize what's going on and then you basically go through the motions of what you need to do and what you have to do and all the red tape. >> it's just, i just can't take this any more. i just want my mom. i just wish my mom doesn't have to fight with the insurance companies and -- >> it's okay. >> i wish i could just get back in my house. >> all of this can be so emotionally devastating, especially for children. and then as you walk around staten island, you still see things like this. dotting the landscape. another sign that the cleanup has a long way to go. >> susan candiotti, thank you very much. >>> this morning, the hacked website of the u.s. sentencing commission is back up and running. and the
still living with family or friends and still more are living in hotels or apartments being paid for by fema. now, the owner of this house is in a battle with the city. they say it can be repaired and other experts telling her it needs to be demolished. she told us how tough it is on her family. >> it's hard. it's been emotionally hard from the beginning. you first have the shock and you don't realize what's going on and then you basically go through the motions of what you need to do and...
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does, for example, fema has not done so. the new authorization includes incentives for local communities to use cost estimating by allowing them to rebuild according to today's needs and eliminating the delays in the recovery process caused by cost disputes. moreover this provision allows fema and the applicant to mutually agree on an expert to the prepare a cost estimate to be relied upon by fema instead of using an adversarial process, madam speaker. where each a dispute as to whi ch i am pleased to state that this bill includes a three-year dispute resolution pilot program for fema, the draft procedures in order to expedite project closure and decreased recovery costs caused by project delays. madam speaker, i strongly urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this bill, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from california. mr. denham: madam speaker, i wish to yield five minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, the new chairman
does, for example, fema has not done so. the new authorization includes incentives for local communities to use cost estimating by allowing them to rebuild according to today's needs and eliminating the delays in the recovery process caused by cost disputes. moreover this provision allows fema and the applicant to mutually agree on an expert to the prepare a cost estimate to be relied upon by fema instead of using an adversarial process, madam speaker. where each a dispute as to whi ch i am...
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>> fema does have an -- and has said that. he's right on that. as hal rogers knows, better than probably anybody else, he was for a $27 billion bill, his committee, which dealt with a lot of other agencies, not just way beyond fema, in terms of helping communities rebuild, and helping small businesses recoup their losses and try to get back into business, helping families directly. so while the statements that fema has said it has money through march is true, there are billions and billions and billions of dollars that are necessary right now coming from other agencies. so while what mr. rogers says is true, he knows full well that that's not enough. furthermore, i was shocked last night and deeply saddened that we didn't put the relief bill that was passed through the united states senate in a very strong bipartisan vote on the floor last night as it was represented to me, the day before and the night of last night, it would be the majority -- >> mr. hoyer. >> yes, sir. >> why didn't it happen? that's what everyone is wondering. you said you wer
>> fema does have an -- and has said that. he's right on that. as hal rogers knows, better than probably anybody else, he was for a $27 billion bill, his committee, which dealt with a lot of other agencies, not just way beyond fema, in terms of helping communities rebuild, and helping small businesses recoup their losses and try to get back into business, helping families directly. so while the statements that fema has said it has money through march is true, there are billions and...
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fema's flood insurance program. almost out of money. and faced with that reality the people on one side of this building took action last week working across party lines, republicans and democrats approving a $60 billion relief and recovery package. that was the senate. so all the house had to do was go ahead and vote, just go ahead. hold the vote and go home. they did not. they just went home. the republican controlled house just went home. and people even big name republicans went ballistic. >> there's only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims, the house majority and their speaker john boehner. new york deserves better than the selfishness we saw on display last night. new jersey deserves better than the duplicity we saw last night. america deserves better than a government who forgot who they are there to serve and why. >> andrew cuomo and new york's largely democratic delegation also slammed the house's failure to act and so did one of new york's leading republican house members. >> he kept tellin
fema's flood insurance program. almost out of money. and faced with that reality the people on one side of this building took action last week working across party lines, republicans and democrats approving a $60 billion relief and recovery package. that was the senate. so all the house had to do was go ahead and vote, just go ahead. hold the vote and go home. they did not. they just went home. the republican controlled house just went home. and people even big name republicans went ballistic....
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he said we cannot thank the governor's office and fema enough for their continued support. he even held a press conference to talk about the importance of federal aid. >> i was able to sit in on a financial services hearing and we were talking about the importance of a national flood insurance program. 20,000 communities across america live on or near water and that program was so important to provide stability to families. >> that hipocracy is great. but, wait, there's more. after hurricane katrina in 2005, he was lining up to ask for federal help. he even put his name right on the paper work. send us money so we can put families back together. send us money? oh, i see. you need those funds right away when it's going to help you and yours. but when the victims are in blue states who voted for president obama, well, then they're on their own. did you congressman think we give you any relief from your own hipacracy? nice try, but we got you. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, ad
he said we cannot thank the governor's office and fema enough for their continued support. he even held a press conference to talk about the importance of federal aid. >> i was able to sit in on a financial services hearing and we were talking about the importance of a national flood insurance program. 20,000 communities across america live on or near water and that program was so important to provide stability to families. >> that hipocracy is great. but, wait, there's more. after...
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>> you mentioned fema. what is fema doing besides that? what's the city doing to make sure that the folks there don't freeze? >> reporter: well, fema is paying for any sandy storm victims that don't have heat in their homes, they can't live in their homes. they're putting them up in hotels. they're making sure, especially on this frigid day, to go door to door, they say. we hope to be seeing them later today, to make sure that people are aware that they have this option. there's also a program under way where more than 2,300 people haven't had it yet but they're trying to get basic repairs done for them, to at least get the heat and power turned back on so they can get through the winter. randi? >> susan candiotti for us. susan, thank you very much. >>> from the bitter cold to a bitter fight. after being banned for years, women will finally be allowed in combat, but some critics say that puts the lives of u.s. troops in danger. we'll hear from both sides. that's not much you think. except it's 2% every year. does that make a difference? se
>> you mentioned fema. what is fema doing besides that? what's the city doing to make sure that the folks there don't freeze? >> reporter: well, fema is paying for any sandy storm victims that don't have heat in their homes, they can't live in their homes. they're putting them up in hotels. they're making sure, especially on this frigid day, to go door to door, they say. we hope to be seeing them later today, to make sure that people are aware that they have this option. there's...
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he doesn't think it's president obama, or fema's fault. he thinks it's john boehner for not pushing through onle fema-- the sandy relief bill when they had a vote on the fiscal cliff. does he have a point. >> it's a bad week to be a republican. this has been a debacle, this is a self-inflicted wound on the part of the house leadership. they were so busy capitulating on the fiscal cliff, they bother to explain to the american people why they weren't going to capitulate on this pork-laden bill. they have chris christie and peter king, and he's saying i instructed people to do this and that, and looks like he instructed democrats to load this thing one with pork, pork, pork, and half the money this bill is for long-term mitigation efforts that have nothing to do with sandy victims and not for relief of sandy victims. got money for fisheries in alaska and mississippi and money for the roof of the smithsonian and so, this bill is a monstrosity, on top of that, the estimates of the costs of sandy between 30 and 50 billion dollars, this is minimu
he doesn't think it's president obama, or fema's fault. he thinks it's john boehner for not pushing through onle fema-- the sandy relief bill when they had a vote on the fiscal cliff. does he have a point. >> it's a bad week to be a republican. this has been a debacle, this is a self-inflicted wound on the part of the house leadership. they were so busy capitulating on the fiscal cliff, they bother to explain to the american people why they weren't going to capitulate on this pork-laden...
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so we bailed out the fema relief insurance fund. okay? we know that that has been operating at a deficit. it's still in the red right now. this is going to prolong the agony. if we don't fix the core spending problem, we are not going to have money for another disaster. >> neil: i suspect they won't. they have taken some of the fat out. but i am talking in terms of million, not billions. >> million, not billions. >> neil: by the end of tonight, they will have gotten the sandy package out. you fear it's a continuing precedent for spending bad money after good. >> it's the nature of the device they are using to do t. emergency spending and including in emergency spending line-item spending -- want the way it's supposed to be done. we know the government takes in "x" number of dollars and it's lg willing to borrow "x" number of dollars, for the ceiling. for every $6 of $steb, it's borrowed money! we are spending less than we are taking in in revenue. at this point, that comes home to haunt you. i am saying the victims didn't nide the money,
so we bailed out the fema relief insurance fund. okay? we know that that has been operating at a deficit. it's still in the red right now. this is going to prolong the agony. if we don't fix the core spending problem, we are not going to have money for another disaster. >> neil: i suspect they won't. they have taken some of the fat out. but i am talking in terms of million, not billions. >> million, not billions. >> neil: by the end of tonight, they will have gotten the sandy...
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there are two bills, one would include fema for the disaster relief fund and some are opposing it. some of the money to be used are for things that have nothing to do with the storm or for its victims. >>> a man accused of killing five people in a san francisco home is due in court this morning. ben thai luke is charged with five counts of murder stemming from the killing of three women and two men at a home on engel side. he is entering a plea of not guilty. >>> some tenants say, they are not going anywhere. and some people say they need more time since their beaten jins are not actually working. it has been sold to somebody who plans to build and the state land's commission is considering whether part of the harbor should remain public. >>> the big fire near the carquinez bridge, i know you are watching that and everything else, sal. >>> yes, because of that traffic is light near the carquinez bridge and we will keep watching that. let's look at 880 westbound as you head up towards the mcarthur maze. traffic continues to look good and the approach is light with the traffic moving
there are two bills, one would include fema for the disaster relief fund and some are opposing it. some of the money to be used are for things that have nothing to do with the storm or for its victims. >>> a man accused of killing five people in a san francisco home is due in court this morning. ben thai luke is charged with five counts of murder stemming from the killing of three women and two men at a home on engel side. he is entering a plea of not guilty. >>> some tenants...
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weeks without electricity, warm food from the red cross, $2,400.00 from fema, but nothing from her insurance company, which says it's waiting for government flood insurance money. congress finally passed $9 billion to help pay out more flood claims, after northeast representatives shamed the speaker. >> they have suffered long enough. they need to hear from their government. >> but the major chunk of aid for the areas hit by sandy, $51 billion, won't be voted on for another week and a half and already some republicans are questioning the spending. >> a great physical tragedy of today should never become an even greater fiscal tragedy for our children of tomorrow. >> governor chris christie said delaying it hurts everyone. affected by sandy. here's why. before rebuilding they need water supply, waste systems and passable roads. the infrastructure has to be rebuilt and much of that money is stuck in washington. the worry? homeowners may give up. >> the government has shown me that they don't care. and i don't know what else to do besides leave like the rest of my neighborhood and then what? wh
weeks without electricity, warm food from the red cross, $2,400.00 from fema, but nothing from her insurance company, which says it's waiting for government flood insurance money. congress finally passed $9 billion to help pay out more flood claims, after northeast representatives shamed the speaker. >> they have suffered long enough. they need to hear from their government. >> but the major chunk of aid for the areas hit by sandy, $51 billion, won't be voted on for another week and...
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living with family and friends and still more are living in hotels or apartments being paid for by fema. now, the owner of this house is in a battle with the city. they say it can be repaired. she has other experts telling her it needs to be demolished. she told us how tough it is on her family. >> it's hard. i mean, it's been emotionally hard from the beginning. you first have the shock, and you don't realize what's going on. and then you basically go through the motions of what you need to do and what you have to do and all the red tape. >> i just can't take this anymore. i just want my mom -- i just wish my mom doesn't have to fight with the insurance companies. >> it's okay. >> i wish i could get back in my house. >> i'm sorry. all of this can be so emotionally devastating, especially for children. then as you walk around staten island, you still see things like this. dotting the landscape, another sign that the cleanup has a long way to go. don? >> all right, susan, thank you very much. >>> you probably know someone. we have all known at least someone like this, who prides themselv
living with family and friends and still more are living in hotels or apartments being paid for by fema. now, the owner of this house is in a battle with the city. they say it can be repaired. she has other experts telling her it needs to be demolished. she told us how tough it is on her family. >> it's hard. i mean, it's been emotionally hard from the beginning. you first have the shock, and you don't realize what's going on. and then you basically go through the motions of what you need...
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fema still has more than $4 billion in its disaster relief fund to cover costs until early spring. >>> montgomery county courts will begin holding their first public same-sex marriages. since midnight yesterday, gay couples around the state have held private ceremonies. the courts reopen for the first time in the new year and the circuit court clerk says she already has four ceremonies lined up. maryland is the ninth state to legalize same-sex marriage along with d.c. >>> also this morning, the d.c. council will hold an inauguration for six members marking the start of their new session. independent david gros owe is the only new face on council. he beat out michael brown in november. re-elected council members, orange, evans, bowser, alexander and miriam barry will begin new terms. there's an organizational meeting assigning council members to committees later today. >>> the governor will file a federal lawsuit challenging the stiff sanctions against penn state. they were handed down in the wake of jerry sandusky's child sex abuse scandal. the penalty includes a $60 million fine agai
fema still has more than $4 billion in its disaster relief fund to cover costs until early spring. >>> montgomery county courts will begin holding their first public same-sex marriages. since midnight yesterday, gay couples around the state have held private ceremonies. the courts reopen for the first time in the new year and the circuit court clerk says she already has four ceremonies lined up. maryland is the ninth state to legalize same-sex marriage along with d.c. >>> also...
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the other would include money for fema's disaster relief fun. conservatives are opposing this and they are saying some of that money will be used for things that have nothing to do with the storm or its victims. >>> they are allowing a boat to stay in pete's harbor and some say they are not going anywhere. today is eviction day after the remaining boaters are there and some people say they need more time since their beaten jins are not working. the boat harbor is planning on building a private marina and they are considering whether part of the harbor should remain public. >>> they are expecting answer announcement from facebook. joining us from menlo park with more on why it is a game of wait and see. a lot of rumors out there, though, janine de la vega? >> reporter: yes, that is right, we are here in front of facebook and a week and a half ago they changed it to this blue hand pointing forward which they launched last month andco incidentally, -- and coincidentally, it is a launch for a big announcement being made today. it was somewhat crypti
the other would include money for fema's disaster relief fun. conservatives are opposing this and they are saying some of that money will be used for things that have nothing to do with the storm or its victims. >>> they are allowing a boat to stay in pete's harbor and some say they are not going anywhere. today is eviction day after the remaining boaters are there and some people say they need more time since their beaten jins are not working. the boat harbor is planning on building a...
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removed the art facts and turned it into an emergency shelter for state workers and local workers for the fema workers to work out of the church. and i remember speaking to the reverend about it and he said what is a better use for a church during a storm when people need -- are in need than to literally turn it into a shelter. it was right and it was true but it was hard to do. he was there 24 hours a day 7 days a week. he was the moral support for the community. he represent it is best leadership of new yorkers. i'd ask him to stand so we can give him a round of applause. [applause] >> i was at the reverend's church so many times i thought i should put money in the plate. i oh you reverend. despite all of these efforts, despite all of the efforts of the first responders t police, the fire, the national guard t heroism of citizens, we still lost lives during hurricane sandy. we lost 60 of our brothers and sisters who were new yorkers at the damage of the storm and i would ask us now to give them a moment of silence. thank you. the past few weeks and few months have been a blizzard of emotion,
removed the art facts and turned it into an emergency shelter for state workers and local workers for the fema workers to work out of the church. and i remember speaking to the reverend about it and he said what is a better use for a church during a storm when people need -- are in need than to literally turn it into a shelter. it was right and it was true but it was hard to do. he was there 24 hours a day 7 days a week. he was the moral support for the community. he represent it is best...
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fema was never organized to be a recovery agency. was there to rescue and respond. we really in this country have never gotten response to major catastrophic issues in my opinion in place. of course, the rest of the country is going to suffer these things, too, because you have an earthquake, a terrorist attack, a hurricane, a tornado. we have a lot of them. they seem to be coming with more frequency. we have to get better at this. the thing that congress can do really quickly here is do i understand of get to the business of getting to new york and new jersey and connecticut the funds that the governors and the county executives need to rebuild the lives of these american citizens. it's always been our practice. we don't leave american citizens behind in time of emergency. getting money there quickly and having a streamlined process so restore americans to normalcy, which is what they really need, is something that's important. i understand the frustration of governor chrissy and mayor cuomo and the entire time. hopefully congress will act quickly. we need to stand
fema was never organized to be a recovery agency. was there to rescue and respond. we really in this country have never gotten response to major catastrophic issues in my opinion in place. of course, the rest of the country is going to suffer these things, too, because you have an earthquake, a terrorist attack, a hurricane, a tornado. we have a lot of them. they seem to be coming with more frequency. we have to get better at this. the thing that congress can do really quickly here is do i...
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presidents evacuated the roads, closed off three more buildings fema fell later in the day. this was what was left behind. time magazine reports the sink holes are a growing problem in chinese cities. under ground bomb shelters are blamed for dozens of sink holes in beijing. >>> i'm suzanne malveaux. president obama's nominee for defense secretary facing tough questions on capitol hill. the senate arms committee is holding a confirmation hearing for chuck hagel. critics say he's too soft on iran, too cool toward israel. hagel addressed another criticism -- his opposition to the troop surge in iraq. >> as to the comment i made about the most dangerous foreign policy decision since vietnam was about not just the surge but the overall war of choice going into iraq. that particular decision that was made on the surge but more to the point our war in iraq, i think was the most fundamentally bad dangerous decision since vietnam. aside from the costs that occurred in this country to blood and treasure, aside from what that did to take our focus off of afghanistan which, in fact, wa
presidents evacuated the roads, closed off three more buildings fema fell later in the day. this was what was left behind. time magazine reports the sink holes are a growing problem in chinese cities. under ground bomb shelters are blamed for dozens of sink holes in beijing. >>> i'm suzanne malveaux. president obama's nominee for defense secretary facing tough questions on capitol hill. the senate arms committee is holding a confirmation hearing for chuck hagel. critics say he's too...
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fema and the like. heating oil poured into the house when a storm surge came and filled his basement with like four feet of water. he's getting really frustrated. >> telling me, oh, it can be cleaned up. when i ask if they would bring their kids in here, they tell me noor they don't answer me. if you're not willing to bring your children here, don't expect me to bring mine. >> reporter: today the city has workers going around from door to door making sure the people who are trying to stay put where they are and work through this arctic blast, that they can go to an apartment -- a hotel, rather, and ride out the storm, ride out the arctic plastif they want to. so they are trying to do as much as they can, but again, it's the long-term effect that this is something on people. as we know, after hurricanes, these kind of storms, it takes time to rebuild. >> yeah. i'm sure fema has told them that. but patience, i'm sure, is wearing thin there. susan candiotti, thank you very much. >>> what began as an accept
fema and the like. heating oil poured into the house when a storm surge came and filled his basement with like four feet of water. he's getting really frustrated. >> telling me, oh, it can be cleaned up. when i ask if they would bring their kids in here, they tell me noor they don't answer me. if you're not willing to bring your children here, don't expect me to bring mine. >> reporter: today the city has workers going around from door to door making sure the people who are trying...
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>> it is a little bit different because we don't operate under the fema process or fema program so we don't have resources allocated or appropriated for this purpose. that is one of the reasons why we were so frustrated of failure of the house to get a farming bill through in the waning days of the 2012 congressional session. that would allow us to provide cash assistance to the producers. as it is right now we're limited to what we can do. we're trying to get the rest of the federal farmly to focus on these farmers an ranchers. the right now the corps of engineers is focused on the mississippi river and able to get crops. jenna: i heard some of the barges are own half full is that right? because the weight, they're worried about running aground? >> that's correct. the river is basically down to a very minimum in terms of barge traffic and as a result, the corps is working to clear up a channel for the barges that requires work to clear out rocks that have been there forever obviously. they're doing it on expedited basis. this interrupts the flow of traffic which is infortunate. fortu
>> it is a little bit different because we don't operate under the fema process or fema program so we don't have resources allocated or appropriated for this purpose. that is one of the reasons why we were so frustrated of failure of the house to get a farming bill through in the waning days of the 2012 congressional session. that would allow us to provide cash assistance to the producers. as it is right now we're limited to what we can do. we're trying to get the rest of the federal...
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. >> reporter: fema says the national flood insurance program will run out of the money next week. it's already paid out $1.7 billion in sandy-related claims. repairs to the path trains which link beeoth states and cost ove $700 billion may be put on hold. it took the federal government just ten days to get a relief package to the gulf coast. it has now been 67 days since sandy made landfall and people here in the northeast are still waiting. norah and anthony? >> elaine quijano, thank you. with us now is robert give, the former white house press secretary and senior adviser for the president's re-election campaign. robert, you heard that piece. 67 days since superstorm sandy hit and it seems the storm's victims are the latest casualty of the fiscal cliff fight. does the president bare any responsibility for a broken washington? >> well, look. i think what the president has challenged members of both parties to do is make sure our politics fix the moment and the size of the problems that we have. certainly he has worked tirelessly to bring democrats and republicans together to try
. >> reporter: fema says the national flood insurance program will run out of the money next week. it's already paid out $1.7 billion in sandy-related claims. repairs to the path trains which link beeoth states and cost ove $700 billion may be put on hold. it took the federal government just ten days to get a relief package to the gulf coast. it has now been 67 days since sandy made landfall and people here in the northeast are still waiting. norah and anthony? >> elaine quijano,...
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the head of fema will discuss hurricane katrina, the ongoing drought and earthquake in japan. that is on c-span 3 at 830 eastern. then the brookings institution event on innovation and the economy. >> in light of the postponement of the inauguration thehugo cha -- the inauguration of hugo chavez. this is just over an hour. >> a reminder to turn off your cell phones or anything that beeps. we appreciate that very much. well, everybody, good morning. it sounds like church almost. pretty good. [laughter] we are very pleased that you have chosen to join us on a great day here in washington. we hope the conversation will be more lively in here than the weather outside. thank you for taking some time to join us today. ambassadors, congressman, knowledgeable observers all, the quality of the audience is a very knowledgeable and experienced group that have followed venezuela for some time. so you have a very good group of folks that you're talking to. so you have to be on your best behavior. please make sure that you are. last thursday, january because, feliz in an -- venezuelan presi
the head of fema will discuss hurricane katrina, the ongoing drought and earthquake in japan. that is on c-span 3 at 830 eastern. then the brookings institution event on innovation and the economy. >> in light of the postponement of the inauguration thehugo cha -- the inauguration of hugo chavez. this is just over an hour. >> a reminder to turn off your cell phones or anything that beeps. we appreciate that very much. well, everybody, good morning. it sounds like church almost....
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i'm just waiting for the big presser where the president announces that agenda 21 fema camps will start. that giant -- >> stephanie: he's going to pay for it with a trillion dollar coin. >> the most ironic thing is that those coffins that apparently fema is making, those plastic stackable coffins alex won't fit in one anymore. alex jones won't fit in. >> that's part of his plan. >> exactly. that's what it is. >> get me one of those coffins. >> you know, i was actually on alex jones' show, right with my friend richard. >> how long ago? >> not long ago. just last year. >> after he turned crazy. >> he's been crazy for years. >> stephanie: i saw him speak. >> but he's crazy like a fox on meds. here's the thing. >> stephanie: on meth maybe. >> well, no, no. i think anti-psychotics and perhaps an anti-depressant and perhaps beta blockers. the point is i actually got him to admit on the radio that barack obama was not evil. >> stephanie: what? >> i know! [ ♪ dramatic ♪ ] >> it is on youtube. you can watch the interview. richard got him to admit that some government regulation is good which
i'm just waiting for the big presser where the president announces that agenda 21 fema camps will start. that giant -- >> stephanie: he's going to pay for it with a trillion dollar coin. >> the most ironic thing is that those coffins that apparently fema is making, those plastic stackable coffins alex won't fit in one anymore. alex jones won't fit in. >> that's part of his plan. >> exactly. that's what it is. >> get me one of those coffins. >> you know, i was...
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[laughter] ambassadors, members of fema of these united states. [applause] and the men and women of the maryland general assembly, there is more that unites us than divides us. this year, one of those things is the mighty, mighty baltimore ravens. [cheers and applause] my goodness. also bipartisan agreement. look, all of us are familiar with the ravens story, but their are also a number of remarkable people who are with us. i want to share a few of their stories with all of you. first,first, one of our nation 's leading minds and most prominent advocates of science, technology, and engineering, math and education, some of you know them as a member of the school state board. later this week president obama will be awarding him the national medal of science for his achievement in physics. dr. james gates. [applause] two years ago, and that just two years ago, this woman has turned around a workplace into a full- time job. ice in carolineanci county and melissa jones harris. [applause] within the heart of every individual is a spirit and a dignity th
[laughter] ambassadors, members of fema of these united states. [applause] and the men and women of the maryland general assembly, there is more that unites us than divides us. this year, one of those things is the mighty, mighty baltimore ravens. [cheers and applause] my goodness. also bipartisan agreement. look, all of us are familiar with the ravens story, but their are also a number of remarkable people who are with us. i want to share a few of their stories with all of you. first,first,...
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after remarks by fema director craig fugate, the lessons will focus on hurricane katrina, the ongoing drought and earthquake in japan on c-span 3 at 8:30 eastern. on c-span 2 at 9:00 a.m. eastern, a brookings institution conference on innovation and the economy. panelists in the day long event are scheduled to include the presidents and c.e.o.'s of alcoa, procter & gamble and nike. >> he had been talking about this dream he'd had. he talked about it for years, the american dream, and that it had become his dream and he had been in detroit just a few months before and he had talked about, you know, i have a dream that america will some day realize these principles and the declaration of independence. so i think he was just inspired by that moment. >> sunday on "after words" clayborn carson recalls his journey as a civil rights activist participating in the march on washington. it's part of three days of book tv this weekend, monday, featuring authors and books on the inauguration, president obama and martin luther king jr. >> representative mike thompson of california chairs a democrat
after remarks by fema director craig fugate, the lessons will focus on hurricane katrina, the ongoing drought and earthquake in japan on c-span 3 at 8:30 eastern. on c-span 2 at 9:00 a.m. eastern, a brookings institution conference on innovation and the economy. panelists in the day long event are scheduled to include the presidents and c.e.o.'s of alcoa, procter & gamble and nike. >> he had been talking about this dream he'd had. he talked about it for years, the american dream, and...
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>> reporter: they have credited fema, they have gotten money from fema and they said that was quick, but they said it's just not enough. the one man we talked to, frank, he said that he received nearly $32,000 from fema, but he said the damage to his house is much more than that and he has been paying for those repairs out of his pocket, and he said some of the other residents on his block don't have the money and that's why they are not back. >> our hearts go out to them. mary snow, thank you. >>> divide and conquer, a strategy in war, but not good in politics. president obama executed the same strategy in the fiscal cliff associations leading to a civil war in the gop. l apps on ? who do you think i am, quicken loans? ♪ at quicken loans, our amazingly useful mortgage calculator app allows you to quickly calculate your mortgage payment based on today's incredibly low interest rates... right from your iphone or android smartphone. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ♪ the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches your lips. the delightful discovery, th
>> reporter: they have credited fema, they have gotten money from fema and they said that was quick, but they said it's just not enough. the one man we talked to, frank, he said that he received nearly $32,000 from fema, but he said the damage to his house is much more than that and he has been paying for those repairs out of his pocket, and he said some of the other residents on his block don't have the money and that's why they are not back. >> our hearts go out to them. mary...
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those people that have received immediate fema support for housing, for clothing, for food, that money is immediately spent into the economy. on the infrastructure side, it's crucial when the subways of lower manhattan flooded, the world's financial institution took a whack, because it was shut down for several days. people couldn't get to work. so the entire world's economy slowed down costing of billions of dollars beyond just the damage. now, part of the bill that was passed today and the infrastructure improvements are the heart to prepare manhattan and the surrounding areas, the beach communities and others, for the next storm, to put up the seawalls. what does that mean? the ounce of prevention and pound of cure has taken place, but it also means people are going to go to work. let me refer to this chart, this is from mark zandy, former economic adviser to john mccain. this is generally agreed to by most economists, for every dollar invested in infrastructure, you get $1.57 back into the american economy. so you're not just putting a dollar in, you are getting the american econom
those people that have received immediate fema support for housing, for clothing, for food, that money is immediately spent into the economy. on the infrastructure side, it's crucial when the subways of lower manhattan flooded, the world's financial institution took a whack, because it was shut down for several days. people couldn't get to work. so the entire world's economy slowed down costing of billions of dollars beyond just the damage. now, part of the bill that was passed today and the...
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i think it's just really at the root of fema. >> fema spokesperson responded saying no one should be on the streets or in the cars we have alternative hotels. the managers say sandy can return after the convention is over. >>> we haven't seen much snow in the sierra over the past few days but man it has been cold. this is interstate 80 heading up to the tahoe area. overnight temperatures got down to negative six degrees. and today the high is only expected to get up to a balmy 28. drivers are being encouraged to prepare for black ice because of the freezing temperatures. if you are heading up to tahoe to do skiing there is a free service. a ski shuttle is taking visitors who visit the area to nine north lake tahoe results. the buses run through the weekend and designed to reduce travel headaches and get skiers and snow borders out of their cars. >> that looks like fun. when you go to work this morning all of us are like this. so cold. >> yeah it's freezing. >> rosemary when will it get warmer? >> imagine if work was outdoors. we would be miserable. if you are going to brave the cold
i think it's just really at the root of fema. >> fema spokesperson responded saying no one should be on the streets or in the cars we have alternative hotels. the managers say sandy can return after the convention is over. >>> we haven't seen much snow in the sierra over the past few days but man it has been cold. this is interstate 80 heading up to the tahoe area. overnight temperatures got down to negative six degrees. and today the high is only expected to get up to a balmy...
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. >> so you want to pass fema off to the private sector. you don't think the government should be involved in federal relief at all? >> it should in some areas, but this is a case of insureds just like in florida, where you even have state-run programs that are out of control such as citizens where again i'm sure you've covered many times it ends up where middle class families end up paying for insurance for multimillionaires to have their homes on the beaches. it's just not fair. we need to allow it to be in the private sector. when it comes to health, safety and welfare, though, of course there's a role for federal government to play and in this case, today with hurricane sandy, i think that there is an area right now that we can do that but again, we need to return it back to the people, not the federal government. >> all right, so the sandy aid bill will be the first big spending vote. the debt ceiling comes up at the end of february and will you vote to increase the debt ceiling? >> well, i have to see what is presented, but i would be
. >> so you want to pass fema off to the private sector. you don't think the government should be involved in federal relief at all? >> it should in some areas, but this is a case of insureds just like in florida, where you even have state-run programs that are out of control such as citizens where again i'm sure you've covered many times it ends up where middle class families end up paying for insurance for multimillionaires to have their homes on the beaches. it's just not fair....
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nobody involved in sandy who had flood insurance, which is a federal program that you paid for, not fema where you just get, has gotten paid. so you're talking three months, 3 1/2 months. does anyone not get paid, does not do anything on their house? most likely you're doing something. those people want to get paid. >> alisyn: of course. >> brian: electricians, plumbers, construction people. why do we need more money? just pay the money that's already been allocated to the people that have been paying the premiums? >> steve: welcome to washington. and the thing is the president has made a bunch of promises and people are cold right now and where is he? he's in hawaii. yet, people are blaming john boehner. we're going to talk with michelle malkin about this in a couple of minutes because it's got a lot of people's blood boiling. >> alisyn: in the meantime, in a few short hours, the 113th congress will get to work. it will vote on whether house speaker john boehner will remain in charge of the republicans. this comes hours after president obama made the fiscal cliff deal official, signing
nobody involved in sandy who had flood insurance, which is a federal program that you paid for, not fema where you just get, has gotten paid. so you're talking three months, 3 1/2 months. does anyone not get paid, does not do anything on their house? most likely you're doing something. those people want to get paid. >> alisyn: of course. >> brian: electricians, plumbers, construction people. why do we need more money? just pay the money that's already been allocated to the people...
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the flood insurance part will be brought up on friday in the new congress that gives $9 billion to fema's national flood insurance program. the agency has said that's going to run out of money by next week. do you think this is all going to happen now? >> well, the problem is that it's not enough. in other words, it's been nine weeks since the storm and we want to rebuild the jersey shore. the fact of the matter is if all we do is pass a bill in the house that deals with the flood inrance aspect, that's not going to address most of the problems. in other words, we want funding for our army corps projects to rebuild our beaches and dunes to protect these areas. the towns need to be reimbursed for what they have spent. many of them are small and are going broke and would have to raise taxes. and of course there's funding for homeowners and for businesses so that they can rebuild that's not part of this package. if the speaker had simply let the bill come up in the previous session of congress yesterday or even this morning before the new congress, then the whole $60 billion package would ha
the flood insurance part will be brought up on friday in the new congress that gives $9 billion to fema's national flood insurance program. the agency has said that's going to run out of money by next week. do you think this is all going to happen now? >> well, the problem is that it's not enough. in other words, it's been nine weeks since the storm and we want to rebuild the jersey shore. the fact of the matter is if all we do is pass a bill in the house that deals with the flood inrance...
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. >> fema has been paying for the acostas hotel room and so far denied their request for further funding. the long island family will continue to petition of insurance company for more money to begin repairs, again, they were hit by hurricane irene as well. >> we just actually finished completing at the ends of august, from irene and now we have to do this again. >> the acostas have sought help from numerous relief organizations, but veronica says she hasn't seen a penny. >> the red cross, why are you guys? why haven't you called me back with help. the united way, the robin hood foundation who raised millions of dollars on behalf of sandy victims. where is the money? who is getting that money. where is the signup sheet? >> we called their insurance company about their case, but could not get a response. the acostas say so many people are talking about helping sandy victims, they're wondering why none of that relief has made it to their neighborhood in freeport, long island. >> megyn: just, it's so easy to move on with your life and forget with these victims are really going through. and
. >> fema has been paying for the acostas hotel room and so far denied their request for further funding. the long island family will continue to petition of insurance company for more money to begin repairs, again, they were hit by hurricane irene as well. >> we just actually finished completing at the ends of august, from irene and now we have to do this again. >> the acostas have sought help from numerous relief organizations, but veronica says she hasn't seen a penny....
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removed the art facts and turned it into an emergency shelter for state workers and local workers for the fema workers to work out of the church. and i remember speaking to the reverend about it and he said what is a better use for a church during a storm when people need -- are in need than to literally turn it into a shelter. it was right and it was true but it was hard to do. he was there 24 hours a day 7 days a week. he was the moral support for the community. he represent it is best leadership of new yorkers. i'd ask him to stand so we can give him a round of applause. [applause] >> i was at the reverend's church so many times i thought i should put money in the plate. i oh you reverend. despite all of these efforts, despite all of the efforts of the first responders t police, the fire, the national guard t heroism of citizens, we still lost lives during hurricane sandy. we lost 60 of our brothers and sisters who were new yorkers at the damage of the storm and i would ask us now to give them a moment of silence. thank you. the past few weeks and few months have been a blizz saturday of em
removed the art facts and turned it into an emergency shelter for state workers and local workers for the fema workers to work out of the church. and i remember speaking to the reverend about it and he said what is a better use for a church during a storm when people need -- are in need than to literally turn it into a shelter. it was right and it was true but it was hard to do. he was there 24 hours a day 7 days a week. he was the moral support for the community. he represent it is best...
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fema is out of money and i think they will vote this morning to do ad to the people who'd premiums can get the money they deserve to fix their house. the people who did not have insurance got paid right away. i know incidents where they did not even come out. the adjusters came to my house and inspected everything. i am waiting, waiting, and waiting. people with no insurance, they were just cut a check and it was in their bank in 48 hours. it is just very poor mismanagement. isotope i get my money sooner or later. -- i just hope i get my money. host: was the damage? caller: i live in a split level. my bottom floor it was flooded and had to be gutted. and then there was roof damage. i got my check last week for that. i'm in pretty good shape on that, but i suggest everyone have a flood insurance and they should take care of the people who paid premiums instead of the people who do not have insurance. host: a programming note for all of you, a lot of people coming to washington ahead of the inauguration festivities. we will be covering the inauguration on c-span starting monday morning a
fema is out of money and i think they will vote this morning to do ad to the people who'd premiums can get the money they deserve to fix their house. the people who did not have insurance got paid right away. i know incidents where they did not even come out. the adjusters came to my house and inspected everything. i am waiting, waiting, and waiting. people with no insurance, they were just cut a check and it was in their bank in 48 hours. it is just very poor mismanagement. isotope i get my...
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madam speaker, without this additional $6.1 billion, fema estimates that the disaster relief fund will run out of money in may of 2013, halting long-term rebuilding in places like joplin and tuscaloosa. adopting only the $17 billion proposal does not even fully fund current sandy estimates, and anstonnishingly provides no funding for other disasters in 2013. the $17 billion package also shortchanges the coast guard by about half the request and doesn't include fundings requested for i.c.e. or the secret service. now, my republican colleagues say that the supplementry $33 billion package will address my concerns. but requiring separate votes is designed either to doom the second bill or to pass it on the backs of democrats while tea partiers are free to vote no. this is an ever example of republicans playing politics with disaster aid. members of the coast guard decimated by sandy and firefighters in breezy point trying to rebuild their devastated community. they're saying to their own constituents if disaster strikes, there's no guarantee congress will assist you. this is a dangerous p
madam speaker, without this additional $6.1 billion, fema estimates that the disaster relief fund will run out of money in may of 2013, halting long-term rebuilding in places like joplin and tuscaloosa. adopting only the $17 billion proposal does not even fully fund current sandy estimates, and anstonnishingly provides no funding for other disasters in 2013. the $17 billion package also shortchanges the coast guard by about half the request and doesn't include fundings requested for i.c.e. or...
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i mean these people aren't getting insurance, fema money to rebuild. and it's a shame that is taking so long. >> reporter: thanks so much for speaking with us. as bad as it is now, bill, there is a report that it will not only stay cold the next 48 hours, there is word snow is on the way. many will come here to next few days to seek help and warmth. bill: they don't need that. david lee, thank you. it will be a long weekend. could get another arctic blast next week after things just warm up a little. our best to all of them. david lee miller, staten island, new york. martha: to this story now. there are serious new concerns about the american pastor who has been in jail in an infamous prison in iran. his family now says that he is not there. his iranian family members went to visit him and they can't find him. more in this dramatic case as we interview his wife. bill: also you can only join this gym if you're at least 50 pounds overweight! anything under that, forget it. now why would that be? ♪ . [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu us
i mean these people aren't getting insurance, fema money to rebuild. and it's a shame that is taking so long. >> reporter: thanks so much for speaking with us. as bad as it is now, bill, there is a report that it will not only stay cold the next 48 hours, there is word snow is on the way. many will come here to next few days to seek help and warmth. bill: they don't need that. david lee, thank you. it will be a long weekend. could get another arctic blast next week after things just warm...
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it would limit the internal review process and change how fema awards local rebuilding grants, and it would allow fema to repair a family's home if the cost is less than leasing a trailer for that family. the house comes into session at about 5:00, live coverage here on c-span. right now, los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa. he talks about immigration, gun control, and the federal debt ceiling. >> immigrants must takes personal -- must take personal responsibility for their action, but as they do, we must provide a meaningful path forward to become full members of american society. we have every right to enforce our laws and protect our borders. but we must balance this with the need to encourage the aspirations of america's immigrants. these are the principles that the american people through their support behind in november. these are the principles that must dive immigration reform in the coming months. with these principles in mind, we need reform built on the following six policy pillars. one, a pathway to permit legal residency and citizenship, for the 11 million undocumented
it would limit the internal review process and change how fema awards local rebuilding grants, and it would allow fema to repair a family's home if the cost is less than leasing a trailer for that family. the house comes into session at about 5:00, live coverage here on c-span. right now, los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa. he talks about immigration, gun control, and the federal debt ceiling. >> immigrants must takes personal -- must take personal responsibility for their action, but...
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the other would include money for fema's disaster relief fund. but financial conservatives still oppose the bill. they feel some of that money would be used for things that have nothing to do with the storm or its victims. >>> the social media world is buzzing this morning about rumors of a possible announcement this morning by facebook. ktvu tea janine de la vega live in menlo park with more about a mystery event that happens in just a couple of hours. janine? >> reporter: dave, we're here in facebook's parking lot, where we're told by security they've reserved 100 parking spots for the media. you can see some of the national media covering this at -- covering this. at 10:00, they will be announcing this event. there are rumors that it may be a smartphone but some analysts are shooting down that idea because in the past, the ceo has publicly said that a facebook smartphone does not make sense. he has said that the facebook's mobile platform is his top priority. there's speculation he may unveil a search engine that would combine friends' suggest
the other would include money for fema's disaster relief fund. but financial conservatives still oppose the bill. they feel some of that money would be used for things that have nothing to do with the storm or its victims. >>> the social media world is buzzing this morning about rumors of a possible announcement this morning by facebook. ktvu tea janine de la vega live in menlo park with more about a mystery event that happens in just a couple of hours. janine? >> reporter: dave,...
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fema now confirms the storm damaged or destroyed more than 95,000 buildings on long island, new york, leaving some 4.4 million cubic yards of debris in its wake. and that's just the tally for long island itself. it does not include new york city or the new jersey shore. >>> researchers, meanwhile, have discovered that drugs used to treat high blood pressure may reduce the risk of alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. data blockers weaken the effects of stress hormones. those who took them showed fewer abnormalities. the drugs could be an important step toward delaying or preventing the onset of dementia. >>> and a close call caught on camera right here in pennsylvania. take a look. an suv swerving through a parking lot. and just barely misses hitting that man walking down the sidewalk. the suv did take out a cement post and a newspaper box. but that man escaped without a scratch. >>> and remarkable stuff, captured for the first time on video. a giant squid in its natural habitat. the mysterious creature can grow to 50 feet long with eyes the size of dinner plates. it took a japanes
fema now confirms the storm damaged or destroyed more than 95,000 buildings on long island, new york, leaving some 4.4 million cubic yards of debris in its wake. and that's just the tally for long island itself. it does not include new york city or the new jersey shore. >>> researchers, meanwhile, have discovered that drugs used to treat high blood pressure may reduce the risk of alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. data blockers weaken the effects of stress hormones. those who...
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mayor bloomberg isn't here but mtv executives invited me to a video that had an antiviolence fema and i said that interests me let me see that. well, this was about eight years ago. my 15 year old was then 7-years-old but i didn't know much about 50-cent, the rapper that had this ongoing dual with jarule come and 50 have more credibility why? i told the story 150 times and shot nine times he has more credibility. but does that say about our culture of violence? taking credit by the way being shot nine times. [applause] the video that i salles enrage me to it was the same culture of violence that we are fighting against and so we already had some abc news footage from when they followed us around with a young patient dead on arrival putting a body bag a year before but we could never get that footage today so we took what we had and merged it and you will be able to see which is which and it includes a 21-year-old shot in the abdomen that survived the gun wound but the facial gunshot wound was the optic nerve and he has a wheelchair around for life. what i asked what your friends think
mayor bloomberg isn't here but mtv executives invited me to a video that had an antiviolence fema and i said that interests me let me see that. well, this was about eight years ago. my 15 year old was then 7-years-old but i didn't know much about 50-cent, the rapper that had this ongoing dual with jarule come and 50 have more credibility why? i told the story 150 times and shot nine times he has more credibility. but does that say about our culture of violence? taking credit by the way being...
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the new law ramps up fema's borrowing authority so that 100,000 flood claims won't be delayed. another $51 billion in aid will be voted on later this month. >>> a lot of news to report this morning from a world of sports. the 113-day nhl dispute has been settled and players could head back to the ice in the next few weeks. meanwhile, the nfl playoffs are off to a wild start as the washington redskins lost quarterback robert griffin iii to a knee injury, costing them the game against the seattle seahawks. >>> and linebacker ray lewis went out on top, taking the vikings to victory in the final home game before retiring. he has the dance and all. >>> tonight, alabama and notre dame face off in the bcs championship game in miami. it's now 7:15. back to matt, savannah and al. could be a new dance craze. >> he has been doing that one for a while. who do we like in the game tonight? >> i don't know. i'm going to be neutral officially. real courageous. >> i think alabama is going to win. i do. >> notre dame? >> i just like the little leprechaun, like regis philbin, you know? >> it shou
the new law ramps up fema's borrowing authority so that 100,000 flood claims won't be delayed. another $51 billion in aid will be voted on later this month. >>> a lot of news to report this morning from a world of sports. the 113-day nhl dispute has been settled and players could head back to the ice in the next few weeks. meanwhile, the nfl playoffs are off to a wild start as the washington redskins lost quarterback robert griffin iii to a knee injury, costing them the game against...